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No. 237,215; Patente'dSFeb. 1,1885

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ATTORNEYS.

DNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAll B. VAN, HUTTON, OF LA BAHIA PRAIRIE, (BURTON P. O.,) TEXAS.

FOLDING CRATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 237,215, dated February1, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM BRUNO VAN HUTTON, of La BahiaPrairie,(Burton P. O.,) and county of Washington, State of Texas, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Folding Grates, of which the followingis a.

sides, each madein two parts, hinged to each other at their adjacentends 5 the rear end; the forward end, made in three parts, forming door;the upright bars, having tenons upon their ends 5 the strengthening-loars, each made in two parts, hinged to each other at theiradjacent ends; the hooks and eyes; the hasps and staples; andthe rod andstaple, whereby the crate is made strong and firm, and allowed to befolded compactly for reshipment, as will be hereinafter fully described.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the bottom, B the top, 0 the sides, and D the ends, of thecrate.

The bottom Ais close, but the top and sides are slotted, or are made ofslats or 1attice-work, or frames covered with wire-gauze, to admit lightand air to the crate. The bottom A, top B, and sides 0 are each made intwo parts hinged together at their adjacent ends, so that they can befolded together for reshipment.

To the inner ends of the parts of the sides 0 are attached upright barsE, which have tenons upon their ends passing through holes in the bottomA and top B, and projecting at the outer sides of the said bottom andtop. The outer ends of the parts of the sides G rest in the spacesbetween the cleats F, attached to the ends of the inner sides of theends D, and the upright bars Gr, attached to the said ends D at a littledistance from the cleats F.

Application filed July 9, 1880. (Model) The ends of the bars G havetenons formed upon them, which pass through holes in the top B andbottom A, and project upon the outer sides of the said top and bottom.

The forward end, D, is made in three parts, 1 2 3, the middle part, 2,being hinged at one end to the inner end of one, 3, of the stationaryparts, and at the other end shutting against an upright bar, H, attachedto the inner end of the other stationary part, 1. The ends of theupright bar H have tenons formed upon them, which pass through holes inthe bottom A and top B. The middle part, 2, of the end D thus serves asa door to the crate.

I J are bars, which are placed upon the side parts of the bottom A andtop B, and have holes formed through them to receive the tenons of thebars E G, so that the parts of the crate may be held from longitudinaland lateral movement. At the rear end' of the crate the ends of the barsI J are connected detachably by hooks K and eyes L.

To the forward ends of the bars I J are hinged hasps M, the slots ofwhich are passed over staples N, attached to the end parts, 1 3, of theforward end, D, where they are secured in place by the rod 0, passedthrough the staples N, and through a staple, P, attached to the free endof the door 2.

Upon the rear end of the rod 0 is formed an eye to receive the arm of apadlock, which arm is also passed through the staple N, locking thecrate.

The strengthening-bars I J are made in two parts, hinged to each otherat their adjacent ends, so that they can be folded together.

With this construction the crate will be strong and firm when set up foruse, and can be compactly packed for reshipment.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent-- 1. An improved folding crate, constructedsubstantially as herein shown and described, consisting of the closebottom A and the openwork top B and sides 0, each made in two parts,hingedto each other at their adjacent ends, the rear end, D, the forwardend, D,

made in three parts, 1 2 3, forming door, the upright bars E G H, havingtenons upon their ends, the strengthening-bars I J, made in two parts,hinged to each other at their adjacent ends, the hooks and eyes K L, thehasps and staples M N, and the rod 0 and staple P, as set forth. I

2. In a folding crate, the combination, with the bottom A, top B, sides0, and ends D, of the strengthening-bars I J, connected at one end bythe hooks and eyes K L, and at the other end by the hasps, staples, androd M N O, substantially as herein shown and de scribed, whereby thevarious parts of the crate are held firmly together, as set forth.

. 3. In a folding crate, the bottom A, top B, and sides 0, made in twoparts, hinged to each other at their adjacent ends, substantially asherein shown and described, whereby the bottom, top, and sides can befolded together for reshipment, as set forth.

4. In a folding crate, the combination, with the bottom A, of top B,sides 0, ends D, and 20 strengthening bars E G H, having tenons upontheir ends, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby theparts of the crate are kept from moving upon each other, as set forth.

W. B. VAN HUTTON.

Witnesses:

A. V. ROSENBERG, O. F. WM. REGIENE.

